''Taking the Falls'' was a Canadian

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series, which aired on CTV in the 1995-96 television season."Street Legal's Dale takes on a new series". ''

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'', September 28, 1995. The show starred

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as Terry Lane, a former police officer turned

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who solved crimes with the help of her lawyer friend Katherine MacVicar ( Sandra Nelson). The cast also included Alex Carter and Michael Copeman as police associates of Lane's. Dale's sister Jennifer Dale also appeared in one episode of the show as Gloria, a flaky psychic. The show was not renewed for a second season."Canadian TV producer faces thin fall season". ''

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'', June 4, 1996.

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* 1990s Canadian comedy-drama television series 1990s Canadian crime drama television series 1995 Canadian television series debuts 1996 Canadian television series endings CTV Television Network original programming Niagara Falls in fiction Television shows set in Ontario Television series by Alliance Atlantis {{Canada-comedy-tv-prog-stub